Pubdate: Wed, 08 Jan 2014
Source: Sheboygan Press (WI)
Copyright: 2014 Sheboygan Press
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Author: Stan White

PERILS OF POT ARE VASTLY OVERSTATED

I strongly disagree with Ruth Marcus' column, "The perils of 
legalized pot," (Jan 4). It's ridiculous using children as an excuse 
to cage responsible adults who use the relatively safe God-given 
plant cannabis (marijuana).

Will Marcus be lobbying to cage responsible wine and beer drinkers 
next? Further, claiming, "society will not be better off" by 
legalizing cannabis is silly. Cannabis prohibition is responsible for 
increased hard drug addiction rates, contempt for drug laws, eroded 
constitutional rights, escalated prison populations, corrupt 
politicians, race discrimination, prohibiting free American farmers 
from growing hemp (even though communist Chinese farmers grow it), 
costs trillions of dollars and the list is growing faster than the 
plant itself.

The sooner America ends cannabis prohibition the sooner the sky will 
stop falling in.

Stan White

Dillon, Colorado
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